Attended concert of Dr. Monica Shah (Vocal) accompanied by Niranjan Lele (Samwadini), Bhushan Parchure (Tabla), Sneha Gosawi & Darshana Purohit (Tanpura) on 4th Apr 2015 in Chembur, Mumbai. This concert was part of 'Sangeet Samrat Alladiya Khan music festival 2015'.
Concert started with Raag Puriya Dhanashree (पुरीया धनश्री). She sung two compositions. First was 'Dagari laga (डगरी लगा), not sure of lyrics. She built the bandish note by note as if she had all the time in the world, without hurrying. Second composition was 'Panaghatwa jane na paun (पनघटवा जाने ना पाऊँ)' in madhyalay teen taal. Surprisingly audience did not clap at the end of first bandish, but rectified it at the end of second bandish.
Then she presented Raag Kirwani (किरवाणी). She sung a bandish of her guru Pandit Rasiklal Andharia (पं. रसिकलाल अंधारीया), 'Tore bin mohe chain nahi brij ke Nandlala (तोरे बिन मोहे चैन नहीं ब्रिजके नंदलाला).
She ended the concert with a Chaiti (चैती) of her guru Girijadevi 'Chait mas bole re koyaliya (चैत मास बोलेरे कोयलिया)'. I had never heard Chaiti live previously. It was good.
It was the first time I heard name of Dr. Monica Shah. She sung well and was well prepared. To my untrained ears, it appeared that while singing in upper octaves, she sings in falseto.
Accompanying artists were good. I think tabalji missed a beat once. Harmonium was good.
Audience was miser while applauding. Probably they expected more. The duration of concert was about 1 hr 10 minutes. Attendance was @ 125.
An OK concert. Entertainment rating 7/10.
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